Lean Six Sigma for Government eBook

“Lean Six Sigma is a widely used and a very effective process for reducing waste and increasing efficiency and thus productivity in business settings and sometimes even in government and the not-for-profit world. A great deal of background on Lean Six Sigma and a variety of case studies on its application can be found at theStrongAmericaNow.com website, but the political bottom line is that George and his allies have tapped into the public’s sincere demand that the federal deficit be ended soon, the government made to live within its means, and the national debt begun to be paid down. They have crafted a pledge and they are asking the GOP presidential candidates to take it.

There’s a new deficit sheriff in town, and he’s intent on getting the presidential candidates to think about making the federal government follow the models that have worked again and again in the private sector. ”  - Hugh Hewitt, Town Hall

 Candidates are being asked promise “to eliminate spending deficits and start paying down the national debt by 2017 by deploying Lean Six Sigma waste reduction methods to detect and eliminate 25 percent of spending per year across the federal government,” and also “to attend two days of training on the Lean Six Sigma method and complete a waste reduction project prior to my inauguration.”

Do you have the basic knowledge of Lean Six Sigma?

Lean Six Sigma is not a complex process if you understand the theory behind it. But to begin any journey you need a starting point and a solid base of knowledge to provide direction. Leaders do not need to know the intricacies of DMAIC, DMADV and Variation. They do not need to know when to use Binary Logistic Regression. Lean Six Sigma for Government is not a lesson, nor is it a case study. It is not a “How-to” manual or a proclamation telling a leader “What-to–do”. It is simply an enabler, providing a leader the opportunity to lead.

Lean Six Sigma for Government eBook

By Steven Wilson, ASQ CSSBB

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